Tuesday, March 6, 2012

March is easing in with a couple gigs on the calendar... March 10th I'll be playing at a special fundraiser at the Cooper's Hawk Winery in Harrow with Erin Gignac and Monique Belanger... then on Saturday, March 24th I'm back at Taloola for a show with Chris Crossroads, 9pm, PWYC...

The annual CJAM Jammy Awards are gearing up - you can vote for Border City Roots as favourite Folk/Roots showHERE... keep tuning in Monday's from 5 to 6pm on 99.1fm or the archive podcast at www.cjam.ca.

April 14th I join up once again with Lonesome Lefty & The Cryin' Shames as a special guest for the annual Harrow Fair Roast Beef Dinner at the Fairgrounds...

Coming up in May, I take the stage May 2nd with BC's Puzzleroot at Phog here in Windsor, and on May 3rd at the London Music Club....

Working on some spring singing across Ontario; stay tuned for more details on a tour at the end of May and early June that takes me to Montreal, Ottawa, Perth, Campbellford, Toronto, Oakville and Hamilton with Nancy Dutra and Willow Rutherford, and String Bone..!

Allison Brown’s sweet, powerful singing offers a captivating invitation to follow her down lonesome railroad lines, into abandoned buildings, back in time, to high above the stratosphere as she illustrates landscapes both strange and familiar with her newest collection of songs.

Allison’s voice is experiencing an intense new elasticity as her instrument’s distinct tune and tone evolve with over twenty years of performance experience. Her endless repertoire of roots music matched with crafted originals create an unmistakable spark as she brings her truest personality to the stage in a refreshing conversation with the audience.

In concert, Allison often brings along longtime tourmate, Uncle Dan Henshall; expertly tearing through mandolin accents and solos. Uncle Dan is a prominent player as part of Allison's four-piece acoustic backing band The Assembly Line, which features harmony vocals, upright bass, accordion and more to showcase the full dynamic of Allison's songs and stories in a concert environment.

She released her most recent recording, "Stitches And Incisions" in August 2015 before embarking on a three month tour that included over 60 performances across six provinces. "Stitches & Incisions" clears away the rubble of bad luck and bad decisions to reveal the beautiful decay left behind as she tears down the walls of her evolving songwriting.

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“a gorgeous voice that seemed way too big for one person” ~ NoDepression.Com